shaw, thank you for being here. dr. fauci said things are turning around and he's cautiously optimistic. would you say the same right now? >> i would. thanks for having me back. infections are down. my hope is within a week or so, we see the peak start turning and my expectation is the upcoming weeks, we will see substantial declines in infections. >> i'd like to just stop right there and end on a high note hearing that, but there's this, of course. you caught my attention earlier this week when you were talking about it being time to get out of the prediction business when it comes to what variant could be lurking around the next corner. what does that mean for how we lead our lives day-to-day with while still in a pandemic and also, if we don't try to predict, how do we prepare?